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EKUAL, Antalya 23-25 May 2011 Taylor & Francis – world initiatives Rod Cookson, Editorial Director

EKUAL, Antalya 23-25 May 2011 Taylor & Francis – world initiatives Rod Cookson, Editorial Director. Who are we?. Publisher of scholarly journals since 1798

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EKUAL, Antalya 23-25 May 2011 Taylor & Francis – world initiatives Rod Cookson, Editorial Director

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  1. EKUAL, Antalya 23-25 May 2011 Taylor & Francis – world initiatives Rod Cookson, Editorial Director

  2. Who are we? • Publisher of scholarly journals since 1798 • Heritage – T&F authors include Charles Darwin, Sigmund Freud, Albert Einstein, Alfred Russel Wallace, Sir Humphry Davy, James Prescott Joule, Bertrand Russell and Claude Lévi-Strauss! • Scope – 1,562 journals across all subject areas • Collaborative – 460 society & university partners; 40 new societies joining T&F for 2011 • Global – 20 offices incl. Philadelphia, Stockholm, Oxford, Beijing, Tokyo, Singapore and Melbourne • Quality – todaywe publish the top journal in 15 subjects; citations  15% for T&F jnls in 2009 Confidential Taylor & Francis World Initiatives EKUAL 23-25 May 2011 – screen 2

  3. 1 Research in Turkey today

  4. Turkish research output is growing fast Turkish research  289% since 1996 Confidential Taylor & Francis World Initiatives EKUAL 23-25 May 2011 – screen 4

  5. What are Turkey’s research specialities? Confidential Taylor & Francis World Initiatives EKUAL 23-25 May 2011 – screen 5

  6. Quality matches regional competitors Turkish papers cited as often as Iran; more than Russia or Egypt Confidential Taylor & Francis World Initiatives EKUAL 23-25 May 2011 – screen 6

  7. BUT trails emerging TIMS economies Turkish research needs wider global exposure Confidential Taylor & Francis World Initiatives EKUAL 23-25 May 2011 – screen 7

  8. “Since the majority of [Turkey’s] research is performed by universities, it is important to encourage ... the diffusion of knowledge generated by universities.” • UNESCO Science Report 2010

  9. T&F is publishing more Turkish authors T&F published 7.1% of all Turkish research papers in 2010 – up from 3.6% in 2005 Confidential Taylor & Francis World Initiatives EKUAL 23-25 May 2011 – screen 9

  10. T&F journals on Turkey and region • Turkish Studies – published with the Global Research into International Affairs Center; accepted for JCR listing • Middle Eastern Studies – now in v47; JCR listed • Journal of Balkan and Near Eastern Studies– 2007 special issue on Turkey and EU, 2010 special issue on Turkish domestic and foreign policy; JCR listed • Anatolia (new to T&F for 2011) – edited from Anadolu and Mogla universities Confidential Taylor & Francis World Initiatives EKUAL 23-25 May 2011 – screen 10

  11. T&F journals with strong Turkish connection • Energy Sources, Part A – published 123 articles by Turkish authors in 2010! • Journal of Coordination Chemistry – 57 articles • Journal of Plant Nutrition – 43 articles • Separation Science and Technology – 41 articles • International Journal of Production Research – 36 articles • Radiation Effects and Defects in Solids – 31 articles • Natural Product Research – 30 articles • Journal of Macromolecular Science – 28 articles • British Poultry Science – 27 articles Confidential Taylor & Francis World Initiatives EKUAL 23-25 May 2011 – screen 11

  12. T&F usage from Turkey, vs other countries Turkish researchers downloaded 479,378 articles from T&F in 2010 – one of our Top 10 users Confidential Taylor & Francis World Initiatives EKUAL 23-25 May 2011 – screen 12

  13. Case study – readership of Energy Sources Energy Sources’ authors and readers predominantly Turkish Confidential Taylor & Francis World Initiatives EKUAL 23-25 May 2011 – screen 13

  14. 2 Taylor & Francis – excellent publishing services

  15. The Taylor & Francis publishing vision • High quality production – benefits from technology with human checking to maximise quality • Continuous innovation online – enhancing platform to ensure that researcher and librarian needs are met • Vigorous, targeted Marketing – combining proven, trusted strategies with smart new technologies • Global sales reach – moving toward Universal Access • Friendly, professional staff – service with a smile! • Result – building revenue whilst optimising readership and citation of our authors’ research Confidential Taylor & Francis World Initiatives EKUAL 23-25 May 2011 – screen 15

  16. What do authors think of T&F? Authors rate our Production services highly... Confidential Taylor & Francis World Initiatives EKUAL 23-25 May 2011 – screen 16

  17. How do our Production services compare? ...because we are good at Production! Confidential Taylor & Francis World Initiatives EKUAL 23-25 May 2011 – screen 17

  18. Continuous improvement of InformaWorld • Focus groups in USA and UK to clarify user requirements • Global survey to identify future needs • New releases of IW every two months • Now faster, simpler, more reliable • Presentation of related articles being improved – aiding serendipity & navigation • Organic usage growth in 2010 of 38% –double improvement in 2009 • Further enhancement of IW speed, interface and reliability in 2011 Confidential Taylor & Francis World Initiatives EKUAL 23-25 May 2011 – screen 18

  19. Moving towards Universal Access 1,590 institutions have access via sales deals, 12,000+ via EbscoHost Sales Deals and Institutional Subscription Access Developing Country Access Institutional Subscription Access Ebsco Publishing Access Confidential Taylor & Francis World Initiatives EKUAL 23-25 May 2011 – screen19

  20. Earth Science FaceBook page • And other social media?? 1,300+ people ‘like’ our wall, 1,127 monthly active users 3,000+ visitors last week Confidential Taylor & Francis World Initiatives EKUAL 23-25 May 2011 – screen20

  21. TwitterFeed set up by T&F for ALT-J Editor, Frances Bell – now 1,180 followers

  22. iPhone application rolled out for IISS by T&F early in 2010

  23. CNKI began indexing InformaWorld in early 2010 – now 30% of our China traffic, and rising fast!

  24. PE&D – encouraging authors to share articles • Trial programme in 2010 • New articles in Plant Ecology & Diversity free to access for 30 days on publication • Authors e-mailed on publication, prompt to share access – reminder after 20 days • Recipients can access articles – or share with researchers in their field • Google Analytics to track results • Usage up 11% on first issue – conducted in summer, so may understate potential • 64% of articles accessed during trial Confidential Taylor & Francis World Initiatives EKUAL 23-25 May 2011 – screen24

  25. In talks with Pangaea to reciprocally link data and articles in IW

  26. The end product – huge usage growth Downloads of T&F journals  376% in five years! Confidential Taylor & Francis World Initiatives EKUAL 23-25 May 2011 – screen 26

  27. 3 Helping our partners achieve their goals

  28. Co-publishing deals – mutual rewards • VGTU Journals – 10 journals for 2011, another 3 for 2012; 8 ISI-ranked • NISC – 10 journals; 9 ISI-ranked • UNISA Press – 22 Arts & Humanities journals • Anamaya Publishers – 5 journals • Partners get global reach,  readership and cutting edge publishing technology • T&F gains quality additions to portfolio • Our goal is to increase partners’ global presence and revenues – the platform for future success Confidential Taylor & Francis World Initiatives EKUAL 23-25 May 2011 – screen 28

  29. UNISA Press – international subscriptions  Confidential Taylor & Francis World Initiatives EKUAL 23-25 May 2011 – screen 29

  30. UNISA – online usage up 270% since 2007! Confidential Taylor & Francis World Initiatives EKUAL 23-25 May 2011 – screen 30

  31. How would you describe T&F + Routledge? “My experience was absolutely positive from initial contact with the guest editor to publication.” “‘The process was very fast – I really appreciated it.” Confidential Taylor & Francis World Initiatives EKUAL 23-25 May 2011 – screen 31

  32. T&F vs competitors – high quality publishing? Confidential Taylor & Francis World Initiatives EKUAL 23-25 May 2011 – screen 32

  33. T&F vs competitors – aligned with community? Confidential Taylor & Francis World Initiatives EKUAL 23-25 May 2011 – screen 33

  34. EKUAL, Antalya 23-25 May 2011 Teşekkürler! Herhangi bir sorunuz var mı? Rod Cookson, rod.cookson@tandf.co.uk

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